River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1887-04-14
WISCONSIN LEGISLATURES,

| APRIL "A few days ago the Senate took
pains 70 kin a bill passed by the House re
| quiring Railroads to issue passes to certain
oihcers and today the same Senators killed
/ a resolution empowering Senator Jones to
/ introduce bill forbidding the issuing of
/ free railway passes T. uernbers of the leg
islature,. elective officers and judges If
| courts of record.
The following bills passed: Proposing 10
1 introduce the English parliamentary
method of printing bills and doing the
clerical duties OF the senate; making It the
uuty OF TIE attorney general to prosecute
insurance companies for violations of law
/ anc providing that all fines shall be paid
INTO the state treasury instead of one-half
| going to the insurance commissioner.
APRIL ga bin was introduced in the
/ Senate to give each woman made a widow
/ by the capitol collapse 81. o '0and for suitable
decentralization OF all persons injured there
IN. A resolution was introduced fixing
4 April 10, for final adjournment
In the House, Senate bills were concurrad
IN making counties and municipalities
| liable Tor damage sustained and for iniuries
to persons or property during riots; making
/ the wearing of Grand Army badges by per
sens not entitled to wear them 2 pCuishabe
| ohense, and fixing the maximum penalty
Tor keeping house of illfame or leasing
] PuA Roofs 70 AuItt
| years imprisonment.
APRIL In the Senate the resolution
originating in the House for the appointment
OF committee TO ascertain the best means
| OF employing the prisoners in the state
/ pTlsen, and TO report TO the legislature in
ioS9, was concurred in. The following House
| bills passed; Giving local authorities power
/ TO regulate auctions and auctioneers and
| also 10 compel payment OF license and per
centage OF their sales by non resident tax
| payers who visit places temporarily for the
| purpose OF disposing of bankrupt stocks,
etc; making II a misdemeanor TO kill birds
| for millinery purposes, punishable by fine
| of from - TO 500; providing that the
| treasurer of each town shall Annually with
hold from the school districts of his town
one-twentieth of the school fund income to-
| gether with one fifth of all county and town
| taxes annually issued to secure said income
| fund, the money TO be expended in the pur
! chase of school libraries. bill was re-
! ported providing for the reappOrtiOnment
/ of the state into assembly districts The new
| apportionmens viii give the Democrats
/ about the same representation as at present
| in the House but will increase their re
| presentation in the senate from Seven TO
| twelve. The Republicans under the new
order viii easily control the legislature.
| In the House the Senate resOlut on for
| adjournment April -, was adopted. The
| resolution proposing Constitutional
amendment abolishing the jury system
/ was killed. The bill making railway com
/ panies liable for personal injuries to EN-
/ plOyes through the negligence or careless
4 ness OF company employees excited some
| discussion, but IL was finally killed, as had
| been every other measure seriously affect
/ ing the interest of railroads thus far con-
| sidered by the legislature. The following
| bills passed Making all corporations and
| all persons liable for injuries received by
| employees except servant girls and farm
/ hands. when snch injuries are caused by
| defect in tie works, machinery or plant of
| any employer; appropriating 81 for the
/ purchase of state fair grounds in Milwaukee
/ county and permanently locating the state
/ fair at Milwaukee, subject at all times to a
| majority vote of life members of the state
| agricultural societies and legal representa-
| tons Of comfy societies at regular annual
| meetings. The Senate bill passed permit
| ing the surplus in the State Treasury to be
the Governor, Secretary of State and
| Treasurer.
/ APRIL 9-The session OF the legislature to-
day was brief. Both houses passed the bill
providing for directorl of the Washburn
| Observatory, with a salary of S3,C0) The
Senate concurred in the House bill prohibit
ing aliens from holding more than 320
! acres of land in the state. The bill apprO-
/ priating sleOC00 to finish and equip the
| new University buildings was passed by the
House. AdjouEned to Monday evening
APRIL 1.-THE sessions of both branches
were devoid of publ interest Gov Rusk
! sent to the Senate his veto of the bill to loan
/ $1,000 trust funds to Oshkosh Armory Asso-
citation, on the ground that it was not good
| policy to make loans from such funds to
| such organizations.